Cal. Health & Saf. Code § 117960

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.

Section 117960 - Medical waste management plan

A large quantity generator required to register with the enforcement agency shall file with the enforcement agency a medical waste management plan, on forms prescribed by the enforcement agency, if provided. The plans shall contain, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(a) The name of the person.

(b) The business address of the person.

(c) The type of business.

(d) The types, and the estimated average monthly quantity, of medical waste generated.

(e) The type of treatment used onsite, if applicable. For generators with onsite medical waste treatment facilities, the treatment capacity of the onsite treatment facility.

(f) The name and business address of the registered hazardous waste hauler used by the generator to have untreated medical waste removed for treatment, if applicable, and, if applicable, the name and business address of the common carrier transporting pharmaceutical waste pursuant to Section 118032.

(g) The name and business address of the offsite medical waste treatment facility to which the medical waste is being hauled, if applicable.

(h) An emergency action plan complying with regulations adopted by the department.

(i) If applicable, the steps taken to categorize the pharmaceutical wastes generated at the facility to ensure that the wastes are properly disposed of as follows:

(1) Pharmaceutical wastes classified by the federal Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as "controlled substances" are disposed of in compliance with DEA requirements.

(2) The name and business address of the hazardous waste hauler used by the generator to have wastes that are not regulated pursuant to the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 and nonradioactive pharmaceutical wastes regulated as medical wastes safely removed for treatment in compliance with subdivision (b) of Section 118222, as waste requiring specific methods.

(j) A closure plan for the termination of treatment at the facility using, at a minimum, one of the methods of decontamination specified in subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 118295, thereby rendering the property to an acceptable sanitary condition following the completion of treatment services at the site.

(k) A statement certifying that the information provided is complete and accurate.

Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 117960

Amended by Stats 2014 ch 564 (AB 333),s 48, eff. 1/1/2015.

Amended by Stats 2012 ch 689 (AB 1442),s 5, eff. 1/1/2013.